Philips 55PW9383 User Manual

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10CONNECTING AND USING AN AUDIO HI-FI SYSTEM WITH YOUR TVYou can use your TV’s AUDIO OUTPUT jacksto connect to an external audio hi-fi system.Follow t

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12CONNECTING A STANDARD DVD PLAYERVIDEOS-VIDEOLPbPrVIDEOS-VIDEOLAUDIOLRAUDIOLRG/YR/PrB/PbVHSYNCLRAUDIOLRAUDIOHD INPUT-AV 4HD INPUT-AV 5INPUT-AV 2 SUBW

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14The following instructions explain how toconnect a DVD player with progressive-scancapability to the HD INPUT-AV 4 jacks on your TV.To make the con

• HD receivers will supply stereo sound to the TV only through the audioleft and right cables, not through the coaxial cable.• Making a standard conne

16CONNECTING A CAMCORDERGVIDEOS-VIDEOAUDIOLRSide Jack PanelTypicalCamcorder1S-VIDEOVIDEO AUDIOLEFT RIGHTDV2The side panel jacks provide a conven

17CONNECTING AND USING HEADPHONES WITH YOUR TVGSide Jack Panel1The HEADPHONE controls allow you toadjust the volume and balance of thesound going to t

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2Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning aPHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warran

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21DIRECT-ENTRYCODES FOR A/V ACCESSORY DEVICESSEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE CODES.Using the Remote ControlTVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDPOWERPICTUREVCRACCAC

LASER-DISC PLAYER22DIRECT-ENTRYCODES FOR A/V ACCESSORY DEVICESUsing the Remote ControlTVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDPOWERPICTUREVCRACCACTIVECONTROLCABLE

23USING THE TV REMOTE WITH ACCESSORY DEVICESUsing the Remote ControlTVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDPOWERPICTUREVCRACCACTIVECONTROLThe Chart below provide

24USING THE AV AND SOURCE SELECT BUTTONSPIP ON/OFF2135468790TVSWAP PIP CHDNUPACTIVECONTROLFREEZESOUNDMUTESURFA/CHPOWERPICTURESTATUS/EXITSURFITR/RECORD

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27After you set up a list of your favorite sig-nal sources in the SURF list, you canpress the SURF button to see the list andquickly tune to a favorit

28ALTERNATE CHANNEL (A/CH)You can press the A/CH button on yourremote control to go back and forth betweenthe current channel and one previouslywatche

29USING THE SLEEP TIMER CONTROLHave you ever fallen asleep in front of theTV? You can program your TV to turnoff while you sleep. The Sleep Timer feat

3IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSRead before operating equipment1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all

30Picture-adjustment OptionsRemember, when the bar scale is centered, the control settings are at nor-mal, mid-range levels. Picture adjustmentsare de

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ADJUSTING THE MANUAL CONVERGE CONTROLS:CONVERGE RED/BLUEUsing the On-screen Submenus: PicturePIP2135468790TVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDMUTESURFA/CHPOWE

ADJUSTING THE MANUAL CONVERGE CONTROLS:MULTIPOINT RED/BLUEUsing the On-screen Submenus: PictureCONVERGE REDCONVERGE BLUEMULTIPOINT REDMULTIPOINT BLUES

35ADJUSTING THE TREBLE,BASS, AND BALANCE CONTROLSPIP2135468790TVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDMUTESURFA/CHPOWERPICTURESTATUS/EXITPOSITIONVCRACCMENU/SELECT

36USING THE AVL (AUDIO VOLUME LEVELER) CONTROLYou may have noticed the peaks and val-leys of sound that occur between pro-gram changes or at commercia

37FORMAT EXPAND 4:3When signals are being broad-cast in mono (nonstereo):INCR . SURROUND MONO INCR . SURROUND SPATIAL ORPICTURE

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39SELECTING THE SAP (SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM) FEATUREUsing the On-screen Submenus: SoundSAP, or Second Audio Program, is an addi-tional part of the stere

Refer to the simple Quick Use and Setup Guide (supplied with yourTV) for details on the following:• Basic TV connections•Television and remote-control

40USING THE BASS BOOST CONTROLPIP2135468790TVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDMUTESURFA/CHPOWERPICTURESTATUS/EXITPOSITIONVCRACCMENU/SELECTVOLCHTV/VCRACTIVECO

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46UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK™MOVIE RATINGAutoLockONGPGPG-13RNC-17TV RATINGAutoLockONTV-YTV-Y7TV-GTV-PGTV-14TV-Y (All Children)—designed tobe appropriate f

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5FEATURESYour new projection television and its packaging contain materialsthat can be recycled and reused. Specialized companies can recy-cle your pr

50USING AUTOLOCK™ TO BLOCK BY TV RATINGYou also can block programs by specificTV ratings. Follow these simple steps.1Press the MENU/SELECT button on t

51TURNING THE AUTOLOCK™ BLOCKING CONTROL ON OR OFFThe BLOCKING control can be thoughtof as the “master switch” forAutoLock™. Use it to turn ON or OFF

52USING AUTOLOCK™ TO BLOCK UNRATED BROADCASTSUsing the On-screen Submenus: FeaturesIn addition to blocking rated programs orchannels, you may also cho

53USING AUTOLOCK™ TO BLOCK BROADCASTS THAT HAVE NO RAT I N GSome programs contain no content advi-sories from the Motion PictureAssociation of America

54REVIEWING YOURCURRENT AUTOLOCK™ SETTINGSPIP2135468790TVSWAP PIP CHDNUPFREEZESOUNDMUTESURFA/CHPOWERPICTURESTATUS/EXITPOSITIONVCRACCMENU/SELECTVOLCHTV

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EVENING WORLD NEWSTONIGHT'S HEADLINESTONIGHT'S HEADLINES4:3EVENING WORLD NEWSEVENING WORLD NEWSTONIGHT'S HEADLINESPANORAMA4:3 Shows the

57USING THE PICTURE-FORMAT CONTROLUsing the On-screen Submenus: FeaturesSelecting a picture FormatUsing the TV ButtonsShould your remote control becom

58USING ACTIVE CONTROL™Using the On-screen Submenus: FeaturesACTIVE CONTROL ONSHARPNESS 8NOISE REDUCTION 20ACTIVE CONTROL OFFPIP2135468790TVSWAP PIP C

59COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION FOR THE TV’S HIGH-DEFINITION INPUTSAppendix AAAppendixYour set’s HD inputs (HD INPUT-AV 4 andHD INPUT-AV 5) are designed t

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Product TypeRear-projection HDTV MonitorTelevision SystemNTSC standardChannel CoverageVHF: 2–13UHF: 14–69Cable TV: MidbandSuperbandHyperbandUltrabandA

Color space refers to how colors aredefined and appear on your TV. YourTV’s default color-space setting for HDINPUT-AV 4 is YPbPr. RGB is also anoptio

62CARE AND CLEANINGGeneral Information: Care and CleaningWARNING Concerning Stationary Images onthe TV Screen:Do not leave picture border bars or sta

63TROUBLESHOOTINGCheck This List of Symptoms and Possible Solutions Before Requesting Service You may be able to solve the problem yourself. Charges f

64TROUBLESHOOTINGGeneral Information:TroubleshootingDifficulties and Possible Solutions (*Q refers to the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with you

65GLOSSARY OFTELEVISION TERMSGeneral Information: Glossary of Television TermsActive Control™ • Proactive video-control system for NTSC(see definiti

66INDEX*Q refers to the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with your TV.General Information: IndexAActive Control™, 58, 65Alternate Channel (A/CH), 2

67FACTORY SERVICE LOCATIONSPhilips Factory Service Locations3135 015 07541Rev. FF - 10/1/2002NOTE: If you reside in one of our Philips Factory Service

QUALITY SERVICE IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE! SIMPLY LOOK OVER THE LIST BELOW FOR THE NUMBER OF A FACTORY SERVICE CENTERNEAR YOU. YOUR PRODUCT WILL R

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7Connecting Accessory Devices to Your TVPANEL OVERVIEW:HIGH-DEFINITION INPUTSWhat You Can Connect to theHigh-definition Input Jacks1HD INPUT-AV 4—use

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72LIMITED WARRANTYLimited WarrantyPROJECTION TELEVISIONOne Year Free LaborOne Year Free Service on PartsTw o Years Free Service on Cathode Ray Tube

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9CONNECTING A VCR AND CABLE BOXVIDEOS-VIDEOLPbPrVIDEOS-VIDEOLAUDIOLRAUDIOLRG/YR/PrB/PbVHSYNCLRAUDIOLRAUDIOHD INPUT-AV 4HD INPUT-AV 5INPUT-AV 2 SUBWOOF